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shrivelled

Definitions

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  • adjective Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
  • adjective Collapsed in size.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of shrivel.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  • adjective (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
  • adjective reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity

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Examples

  • The veno~n in his expression shrivelled the saliva in my mouth.

    Penalty Francis, Dick 1997

  • His body is preserved below the altar, dressed in his pontifical robes, sparkling with diamonds -- the head reposing on a richly gilded cushion; the face, dead and shrivelled, which is the only part exposed, presents a sad contrast to all this splendour.

    Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta W. Cope Devereux

  • The rue Soly was like an illness to him; the very word shrivelled his heart.

    The Thirteen Honor�� de Balzac 1824

  • The rue Soly was like an illness to him; the very word shrivelled his heart.

    Ferragus Honor�� de Balzac 1824

  • Never mind, the hash will not die, although it does look kind of shrivelled right now!

    Run 563 - Rum Till I Die chopsuzuki 2008

  • Never mind, the hash will not die, although it does look kind of shrivelled right now!

    Archive 2007-11-01 chopsuzuki 2007

  • The word that grabs is "shrivelled" – sums it all up really.

    A shrivelled campaign Richard 2005

  • If you look at the above picture and then the picture below you can see how the ear has kind of shrivelled a little bit and has a weird shape about it.

    Planet Judo 2010

  • Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will today accuse the coalition of having a "shrivelled"

    Evening Standard - Home 2010

  • He -- -- "The last word shrivelled on her lips, which puckered into a confused smile at the warning frown of her brother.

    Stories of a western town 1893

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